2012–13 Neftchi Baku PFK season explained

Club:	Neftchi Baku
Season:	2012–13
Manager:	Boyukagha Hajiyev
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chairman:	Sadyg Sadygov
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Stadium:	Bakcell Arena
League:	Premier League
League Result:	1st
Cup1:	Azerbaijan Cup
Cup1 Result:	Champions
Cup2:	Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Third Qualifying Round vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Cup3:	Europa League
Cup3 Result:	Group Stage
League Topscorer:	Nicolás Canales (26)
Season Topscorer:	Nicolás Canales (30)
Highest Attendance:	31,400 vs Internazionale 4 October 2012
Lowest Attendance:	250 vs Turan 8 October 2012
Average Attendance:	4,276
Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14
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The Neftchi Baku 2012–13 season is Neftchi Baku's 21st Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their third season under manager Boyukagha Hajiyev. Neftchi participated in the Second and Third UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, defeating FC Zestafoni of Georgia in the Second round before losing to Ironi Kiryat Shmona of Israel in the Third round. This meant that they dropped down into the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play Off Round, where they defeated APOEL of Cyprus 4–2 on aggregate to qualify for the group stages of the Europa League for the first time. In the group stages they were drawn against FK Partizan of Serbia, Rubin Kazan of Russia and Internazionale of Italy. They also won the Azerbaijan Premier League for the 3rd time in a row, and completed a domestic double by defeating Khazar Lankaran on penalties in the Azerbaijan Cup final.

Squad

(captain)

Out on loan

Transfers

Summer

See main article: article and List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2012. In:^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Out:^{[5] [6]}

Winter

See main article: article and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2013. In:^{[7] [8] [9]} Out:

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Boyukagha Hajiyev
Assistant first team coach	Tarlan Ahmadov
Assistant first team coach	Bakhtiyar Musayev
Assistant first team coach	Kamal Quliyev
Goalkeeper coach	Nebojsa Manojlović
Fitness coach	Ruben Seles
Club doctor	Boris Khatagurov
Assistant doctor	Rasim Gadimaliev
Assistant doctor	Tofig Gasimov
Physiotherapist	Zakir Guliyev
Source: Neftchi Baku PFC

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

See main article: article and 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League.

League table

Azerbaijan Premier League Championship Group

Table

Azerbaijan Cup

See main article: article and 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: article and 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

Qualifying phase

See main article: article and 2012–13 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: article, 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Group stage

See main article: article.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Neftchi no longer at the club:

Goal scorers

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=150	Name	width=100	Premier League	width=100	Azerbaijan Cup	width=120	Champions League	width=100	Europa League	width=80	Total
1	FW		11	Nicolás Canales	26	1	1	2	30
2	MF		10	Julius Wobay	8	0	3	1	12
3	MF		25	Javid Imamverdiyev	5	0	2	1	8
	FW		9	Flavinho	5	1	0	2	8
5	MF		6	Rashad Sadigov	5	0	1	1	7
6	MF		17	Araz Abdullayev	4	1	0	0	5
7				Own Goal	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		15	Eric Ramos	1	1	0	0	2
	DF		22	Mahir Shukurov	0	1	0	1	2
	DF		32	Elvin Yunuszade	0	2	0	0	2
11	DF		16	Bruno Bertucci	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		19	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		3	Denis Silva	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		8	Elshan Abdullayev	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		21	Kamil Nurähmädov	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		14	Bahodir Nasimov	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	59	10	7	8	84

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
3		DF	Saşa Yunisoğlu	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Denis Silva	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
4		DF	Tärlän Quliyev	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5		DF	Igor Mitreski	4	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	9	1
6		MF	Rashad Sadigov	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	1
7		MF	Rodriguinho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Flavinho	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	1
10		MF	Julius Wobay	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
11		FW	Nicolás Canales	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0
12		GK	Emil Balayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		FW	Bahodir Nasimov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		FW	Eric Ramos	7	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	14	0
16		DF	Bruno Bertucci	6	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
17		MF	Araz Abdullayev	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
19		MF	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
20		MF	Eshgin Guliyev	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Mahir Shukurov	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
25		MF	Javid Imamverdiyev	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
28		FW	Emin Mehdiyev	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
30		GK	Saša Stamenković	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
32		DF	Elvin Yunuszade	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	7	1
			TOTALS	78	5	15	1	6	0	19	1	119	7

Monthly awards

Month	Azerbaijan Professional Football League Awards
	Player	Award
November	Nicolás Canales	^[10]
December		^[11]
February		^[12]

Team kit

These are the 2012–13 Neftchi Baku kits.

References

Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[13] Neftchi Baku played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku instead of their regular stadium, Ismat Gayibov Stadium, Baku.Neftchi Baku played their home match at Dalga Arena, Baku as their own Ismat Gayibov Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.Ironi Kiryat Shmona played their home match at Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa as their own Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.

External links

• Neftchi Baku at Soccerway.com

Notes and References

1. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&sl=ru&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.azerifootball.com/ru Azeri Football
2. Web site: Canales contract extensions?. azerisport. 28 October 2013. Azerbaijani.
3. Web site: A player of national team of Paraguay in Neftchi! . neftchifc.com . 12 February 2013 .
4. Web site: Bertucci from GC to Azerbaijan. fussball.ch/. 21 November 2013. German.
5. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://www.azerifootball.com/ru/48/news/14400.html&usg=ALkJrhhBp0MjNmLvJNiRC__hmEEL-Ax_HA Azeri Football
6. Web site: ru:Джавид ГУСЕЙНОВ: «Надеюсь, в Турции моя карьера сложится успешно». http://extratime.echo.az/article.php?aid=269463. extratime.echo.az. Extratime. 14 July 2014. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230402/http://extratime.echo.az/article.php?aid=269463. 2016-03-03. dead.
7. Web site: Jose Luis Cabion on Trial. NeftchiPFCnews. 21 January 2013.
8. Web site: Neftchi sign Jose Luiz Cabion. NeftchiPFCnews. 31 January 2013.
9. Web site: Denis Silva öz sözünün üstündə durdu. azerisport.com. 24 December 2012.
10. Web site: Canales player of the month for November. 21 January 2013.
11. Web site: Canales player of the month for December. NeftchiPFCnews. 21 January 2013.
12. Web site: Canales player of the month for February. 12 March 2013.
13. Web site: Təzadlar Qəzeti . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927203006/http://www.tezadlar.az/index.php?type=xebergoster&id=10375. dead. Tezadlar . September 27, 2013.